Friday, September 13, 2013

The box turtle above greeted me on a September morning three
years ago. In those days I was snapping photos all over the place, darting
about, kneeling, squatting, and contorting my body all sorts of ways to get the
shot I wanted for posting on my blog.

Turtle assesses me and camera.

My photos rarely matched the composition I saw in my
imagination, but I sure was having fun. A stroke on April 22, 2011, changed my
strategies for capturing images. There is definitely not so much darting about,
kneeling, squatting, and contorting my body.

Mr. Turtle scrambles toward me, maybe to complain about the interruption
of his meal?

Like that box turtle I move slowly now; and if I land flat on
my back, I, too, would have difficulty righting myself.

When it comes to photography, often I am bracing against some
nearby secure, sturdy structure to keep my balance and get closer to target
subjects. Pre-stroke I rarely took photos through the windows of our van or while
I was seated. And I rarely handed my camera to Husband Walter or anyone else with
a request to shoot something I was interested in. Now I do all three.

But, hey, I am still taking photos, still having fun and still glad
to be here!

7 comments:

Yes you are still here and still snapping and still blogging and are a true inspiration to us to keep on trying... i think your 2 year journey is amazing. who thought back then you could walk a bridge.

I have loved photography since I was a child. I got my first camera with my allowance, birthday money, and coupons I saved. It used film, and I didn't realize that buying film and developing it would take even more allowance. However, I did manage to take some memorable photos along with lots of junk.

Turtles are the other thing I haven't seen much of in recent years. They are special creatures and I like them very much. Thanks for sharing your turtle today.

Dianne

PS thanks also for your comments on the Apple computer. I now see why so many academics fought to keep this company going.

Great turtle photos. Life changes and we must change with it if we are to live with any kind of contentment and productivity. I have made some adjustments since my heart attack, too - life goes on and I continue to enjoy it. I can tell from your posts that you are doing the same.